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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Meadowbrook (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Meadowbrook. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Meadowbrook ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Meadow Brook.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadowbrook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadowbrook.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Meadowbrook is located in Tippecanoe County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tippecanoe County: Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Meadowbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowbrook:
- Tippecanoe County (The home county of Meadowbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Buck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- West Lafayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Battle Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Americus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Stockwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Shadeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Gladens Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Otterbein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Templeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fowler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Boswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Thorntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Advance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Elizaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Pyrmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Owasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Ockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Radnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Prince William
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Delphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Cutler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Bringhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Yeoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Flora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Young America
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Clymers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Lake Cicott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Deacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Edna Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fickle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Manson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Geetingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Middlefork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Michigantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mellott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Shanghai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Russiaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper County
- Remington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Cherry Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Wingate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Shannondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Smartsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waynetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Mace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Pine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Brookston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Chalmers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Idaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Indiana Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Burnettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Wolcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Monon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowbrook.
Cemeteries Near Meadowbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowbrook.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Meadowbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Vale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swisher - Hurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lafayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86726 <2>
- Kenny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Meadowbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Monitor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heath is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Elston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Pettit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pettit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Buck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Edna Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Pyrmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Americus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Colburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
- Shadeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowbrook.
Newspapers Published in Meadowbrook ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowbrook, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowbrook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Meadowbrook:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Tippecanoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Howard County
- Jasper County
- Montgomery County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meadowbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |